In South Africa's Pilanesberg National Park, a baby rhino was orphaned by poachers, but with the kindness and hard work of park staff and animal welfare organizations, she's now in a safe home, and even has a new friend. ➡ Subscribe: bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all about animals from National Geographic, where every story is an adventure and your imagination is allowed to run wild. Get More Nat Geo Wild: Official Site: bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: bit.ly/NGWInstagram At first, the ranger who spotted the rhino calf thought it was alone. A rescue team arrived by helicopter. What they saw when they arrived was heartbreaking: the mother rhinoceros had been killed by poachers, her horns sawed off. The baby was still trying to get her to move, and trying to nurse. The rescuers prepared the baby rhino for transport. Park staff named her Charlotte—Lottie for short—after the ranger who found her. At rehab center the Rhino Orphanage, Lottie is special, but not unique. The center raises rhinos with mothers lost to poaching so they may grow to survive in the wild. Lottie soon settled in, showing vigor. The staff wanted Lottie to meet another recent arrival, five-month-old Mofalodi, or Lolli. About nine weeks old, Lottie is the right age to be Lolli’s companion. After a vet exam, Lotti made Lolli's acquaintance, shy at first. But the two have now become bonded, doing everything together. Pilanesberg Wildlife Trust (PWT) Learn more at: www.pilanesbergwildlifetrust.co.za The Rhino Orphanage Learn more at: therhinoorphanage.co.za Orphaned By Poachers, a Baby Rhino Makes a New Friend | Nat Geo Wild youtu.be/G8GfjjNqEh8 Nat Geo Wild www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild

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